From: | Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Remove references to pre-11 versions |
Date: | 2023-04-21 11:53:14 |
Message-ID: | CAA-aLv7+WXAKcSEBGZ138Y5F+TExa8gLv+gPPavXV3kCEo-0pw@mail.gmail.com |
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On Wed, 19 Apr 2023 at 14:58, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> writes:
> > I've attached a patch that removes some now redundant messaging about
> > unsupported versions.
>
> If we want to make that a policy, I think a lot more could be done
> --- I remember noticing a documentation comment about some 8.x
> version just recently.
>
> However, "out of support" is a lot different from "nobody has any
> code written for that version anymore". So I'd be inclined to keep
> the first hunk in your patch, the one explaining the regexp_matches-
> in-a-subselect trick. People will be trying to puzzle out why
> somebody did it like that for years to come.
>
> I agree with simplifying the other two spots.
Fair enough. I've updated the patch. However, feel free to ignore if
this marks the thin edge of the wedge.
Thom
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